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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (Man Fat Sze)vsHSBC Main Building
HSBC Main Building and Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery are both rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is preferred by most writers compared to HSBC Main Building. Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery comes in at #12 in Hong Kong with accolades from 4 reviewers such as Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (Man Fat Sze)
Fodor's
Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
Time Out
Lonely Planet
Lots 358-359,IN D D 185, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Fodor's "You climb some 400 steps to reach this temple: but look on the bright side, for each step you get about 32 Buddhas." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Surely one of the most bizarre attractions Hong Kong has to offer, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is well worth the journey to Sha Tin in the New Territories." Full review
Afar Magazine "It's tricky to find, tucked behind a Chinese cemetery, and a long climb (431 stairs!) to the top." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"As the silence deepens, so the first gold-painted statues of Buddhas appear... there are said to be 13 000 of these, each one unique." Full review
Time Out "The 431 steps leading up to 10,000 Buddhas Monastery are lined with life-sized, gold-painted Buddha statues, each entertainingly unique" Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This quirky temple about 500m northwest of Sha Tin station is worth the uphill hike to visit. Built in the 1950s, the complex actually contains more than 10,000 Buddhas." Full review
HSBC Main Building Fodor's Lonely Planet Michelin Guide
Atlas Obscura
Queen's Road , Central, Hong Kong
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Fodor's "The spectacular strut-and-ladder facade of this Lord Norman Foster building makes it one of the most important structures in 20th-century architecture." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This stunning building, designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster in 1985, is a masterpiece of precision and innovation." Full review
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Make sure you have a close-up look at the stunning headquarters of what is now HSBC (formerly the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank) headquarters, designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster in 1985.
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Looking at the HSBC Tower, which was built in 1986, you may wonder why it is supported by eight pillars - the construction of which combined extraordinary technical prowess with astronomical cost."
Atlas Obscura "Two cannon-like cranes were installed on top of the bank building to fend off bad feng shui. " Full review
